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(Old) Montrose New Bridge.
Montrose New Bridge was completed to the design of Sir E Owen Williams in 1930, replacing an earlier suspension bridge, and carries the A92 road over the mouth of the Montrose Basin. The bridge is an unusual reinforced-concrete cantilevered structure with a central span of 65.8 metres, and approach spans of 32.9 metres on either side. Elements of the earlier bridge appear to have been incorporated into the masonry of the S abutment of the bridge. At the time of survey in 2003, internal decay within the concrete was continuing to cause problems, and there were plans to replace the bridge.
A replacement superstructure has been built on two new river piers. It comprises a concrete deck (rising to the midpoint from both sides) set on deep steel beams. Information from RCAHMS (MKO), 16 June 2006.
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